Adjustable garment hanger



8- 3, 1950 c. H. PENHALLEGON 2,518,367

ADJUSTABLE GARMENT HANGER Filed March 25, 1949 INVENTOR (HA m ESHPf/VHAZLEGd/V ATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 8, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ADJUSTABLE GARMENT HANGER Charles H. Penhallegon, Brattleboro, Vt. Application March 23, 1949, Serial No. 83,015

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in garment hanger construction and has for an object to provide a hanger construction having means for easy adjustment to a variety of differently. shaped garments.

The average garment hanger is generally fixed in shape, yet is used indiscriminately to support garments of many types completely dissimilar in size and shape. Under such conditions the garments may be rendered misshapen and dis-- torted in hanging, particularly if thus supported for long periods of time.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a garment hanger easily adjustable as to shoulder slope and shoulder width.

A further object is to provide a garment hanger having the above mentioned advantages which is easily collapsible when not in use.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following description and drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved construction of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the structure of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the hanger support arms in different positions; and.

Fig. 6 is a view showing the garment hanger of Fig. 1 in collapsed position.

Referring to the drawings, the garment hanger as shownby Figs. 1 and 2 comprises a suspension member with an elongated shank as center post I having a hanger loop, hook 2, at its upper end, oppositely extending garment supporting arms 3 pivotally hinged centrally of center post i as at l, and arm supports as bars 5 pivotally fixed as at 6 to the lower end of post I.

As shown by Figs. 3 and 4 the arms'3 are of channel shaped cross section with a top wall 1 having depending side walls 8 with the open side of the channel facing downwardly. Each arm 3 has a cross rod 9 rigidly fixed at each end to opposite skirted portions 8 of the channel side* walls 8 as at l0. Each rod 9 has a depending offset portion l l extending downwardly below the side skirts 8 of arm 3. A rod 9 receives in portion I I one of a plurality of slots l2 cut in the underside of arm support bar 5 adjacent its notches [3 (Fig. 4) are cut in the side walls 8.'

The notches l3 are adapted to receive illtuljneq lugs 14 of arm extensions I5 which are adapted to overlie the ends of arm 3. As shown by Figs. 1, 2 and 4 extensions l5 are provided with side walls l6 overlapping the end portions of walls 8 and forward wing portions I1 extending inwardly along thesides of the arms. The inturned lugs M are formed at the inner ends of the wing portions I! and may be removed from engagement in a pair of notches 13 by the upward swing of extension I5 on its forward top edge I8 as a pivot. As the extensions may thus be adjusted for engagement of lugs 14 many one of the pairs of notches I3 the overall length of the arms 3 may be varied as necessary to accommodate a garment having a particular shoulder width. The end portion I 9 of an extension [5 is flared to provide a rounded surface for shoulder support of the garment.

In the interest of saving space and for convenient storage the structure of the hanger may be folded as is shown by Fig. 6 with both support bars unlatched and hanging downwardly, to permit the lowering of arms 3 adjacent thereto.

I claim:

l. A collapsible garment hanger comprising, a suspension member having a hanger loop at the top thereof and an elongated shank, oppositely extending arms pivotally connected at their inner ends to said shank and centrally thereof, each of said arms having depending spaced skirted portions midway of the length thereof, cross support rods fixed between the skirts and arm support members pivotally joined to said shank at a point spaced from the pivotal connection with said arms, the members having slots at their outer ends engageable in extended position with said cross rods.

2. A collapsible garment hanger comprising, a suspension member having a hanger loop at the top thereof and an elongated shank, oppositely extending arms pivotally connected at their inner ends to said shank and centrally thereof, each of said arms having a channel shaped formation with depending side skirts intermediate the arm ends, arm supports pivoted on the lower end of said shank and provided adjacent the free ends of the supports with spaced slots, arm support rods fixed between said depending skirt portions of the arms and adapted to carry said supports by insertion in any of the slots thereof for a plurality of extended positions, said arms at their outer ends having a plurality of pairs of spaced notches in the lower depending side edges thereof and provided with arm extensions overlying the outer ends of the arms with inturned lugs engageable in the respective pairs of notches for varying the overall length of said arms.

CHARLES H. PENI-IALLEGON.

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